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 Often in the reproductive healthcare debate, the voice of the faithful gets portrayed only on one side – the side of those trying to restrict women’s autonomy and access to abortion. [...]

 During Pride month, we see a lot of rhetoric of exclusion in parts of the Christian community. LGBTQ+ people can often find themselves in a space between their religious and LGBTQ+ [...]

 Each year, Pride Month is a vital reminder to uplift and celebrate the inherent dignity of all people while honoring LGBTQ people and allies who bravely fought against hate and extremism [...]

 Sometimes it seems like there are two Americas. One that accepts, loves, and honors, and another that rejects, fears and hates those who are different. To counter the latter face of America [...]

 How did phrases like “One nation under God” become part of the Pledge of Allegiance, and “In God We Trust” become America’s national motto? As Christian [...]

 It’s easy to look around the world, with rising hate and divisions, and feel fearful, isolated, and sometimes even defeated. Yet there’s plenty of reason for hope, as people across the [...]

https://stateofbelief.s3.amazonaws.com/audiofiles/2024/The_State_of_Belief_051124_Faith_for_Pride.mp3 Paul welcomes Interfaith Alliance Senior Director of Field and Organizing Maureen [...]

 It’s possible to lean into hope to such a degree that responsibility for action can seem either unneeded or futile. That’s just one of the important observations this week’s [...]

https://stateofbelief.s3.amazonaws.com/audiofiles/2024/The_State_of_Belief_051124_Brian_McLaren.mp3 It’s possible to lean into hope to such a degree that responsibility for action can seem [...]

https://stateofbelief.s3.amazonaws.com/audiofiles/2024/State_of_Belief_050424_Aubin_Peterson.mp3 Paul welcomes Aubin Peterson, co-founder of Another Story, about how faith has informed her LGBTQ [...]